A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employee was last seen 11 days ago, when he left work early after complaining that he felt unwell, Atlanta police said Friday. Timothy Cunningham, 35, works as a commander in the U.S. Public Health Service and has responded to the Ebola virus and the Zika virus outbreaks, the CDC said. He holds two degrees from Harvard. Police are now conducting a search for Cunningham and have enlisted the help of his family, friends and the alumni network of his alma mater Morehouse College.…

North Korea provoked ferocious condemnation last year when it carried out several missile launches and nuclear tests. Donald Trump responded by promising “fire and fury” before backing down an issuing sanctions. Earlier he again promised economic warfare by promising the “largest ever” raft of sanctions on the hermit state. But this evening he again returned to a more aggressive stance, warning North Korea to respond sensibly to sanctions or face “phase two”. Mr Trump did not specify what this meant but his response implied a forceful response which moved beyond…

GETTY Six Nations LIVE France vs Italy The two teams have, since 2007, competed for the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy and twice since have the Italians upset their much-fancied French opponents. But those wins, in 2011 and 2013, feel a long time ago and both came in Rome: Italy have not beaten France on the road since 1997. France have two points to their name already in this year’s Six Nations but both came as a result of narrow losses to Ireland and Scotland respectively, something Italy can only dream of…

If you’re in the market for a high-end, front-loading clothes dryer, the Samsung DV5500 might sound tempting. This $1,000 dryer powers through wet loads quickly. It also has plenty of special cycles and steam modes. And to match adventurous interior designs it comes in a distinctive azure blue. Unfortunately, the DV5500’s flaws are hard to forgive. Its small, secondary control panel is cluttered and confusing. The dryer’s tiny display is blurry, dim and looks dated. The DV5500 is no bargain either. For $649, Samsung’s own DV7750 performs better, has comparable features, and…

The Spain star looks set to depart Real Madrid after a frustrating season. Isco has fallen down the pecking order and is ready to quit the Bernabeu. Zinedine Zidane has left him on the bench in recent weeks infuriating the 25-year-old. And Diario Gol says Isco has made a demand: that he is sold to a team who will play him. Isco has offers on the table from three clubs in the England with Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City all keen. Pep Guardiola’s side are favourites for his signature…

There have been upwards of 15 tremors over the last day in East Bay, according to figures from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). East Bay is the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area, home to Oakland, Danville, San Ramon and San Leandro. Earthquake activity in the region has been extremely active over the last few days. Was the Bay Area hit by an earthquake just now? The most recent quake to rock the Bay Area was at 4.48pm GMT (8.48am PT). The most recent quake to rock…

Umtiti has developed into one of Europe’s top centre-backs since joining the Spanish giants from Lyon back in 2016. And his performances under Luis Enrique last season and Ernesto Valverde this year have attracted admiring glances from Mourinho. The United gaffer is on the lookout for a regular defensive partner for Eric Bailly as the Red Devils plot a summer shake-up of their squad. And it seems news of Mourinho’s interest in securing Umtiti’s signature has filtered back to his Barcelona team-mate Messi. According to Diario Gol, Messi knows Mourinho…

England’s surge to another grand slam continued in Glasgow on Friday as they scored seven tries to overwhelm their opponents on another difficult night for the Scots. A much-changed side without their captain, Sarah Hunter, defeated Scotland for the 20th successive time. Simon Middleton’s team took advantage of the power of their forwards but once again the 18-year-old Ellie Kildunne, England’s rising star who moved to full-back at the Scotstoun Stadium, caught the eye with another stunning try just before the interval. Katy Daley-Mclean, captain for the night, converted four…

Marina Kossolopova felt doubly honored. On Wednesday, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid awarded the school choir director a prestigious medal, to honor her contribution to Estonian society. And moreover, the president came here, to her town, a long-neglected Russian enclave on Estonia’s eastern border with Russia. “This attention should have come a long time ago,” says Ms. Kossolopova. Originally from Chelyabinsk, close to the Ural mountains, she’s among Estonia’s estimated 300,000 Russian speakers, most of whom were brought in from the USSR’s four corners in Soviet times. Ever since Estonia regained…

WASHINGTON — With few new missions in development, NASA’s Mars Exploration Program is shifting towards operations of ongoing missions as well as technology development to support an eventual sample return effort. NASA’s fiscal year 2019 budget proposal requests $601.5 million for the program, which includes several missions currently in operation and the Mars 2020 rover under development. That figure is down from the $647 million it received in fiscal year 2017, reflecting the progress on Mars 2020. The 2019 budget proposal includes an additional $22.3 million to cover operations of…